Category: Art Museum

  • More MOCA news

    On Friday, the MOCA story was front page news at The New York Times. Written by Edward Wyatt and Jori Finkel. On Sunday, Roberta Smith, in her ever calm and aloof manner, suggests what needs to happen to fix the problems at MOCA. Read it here. Copyright Leanne Goebel. May not be used without permission.

  • Museum updates

    More than 400 turn out at Geffen Contemporary to support MOCA, LA Times Eli Broad offers MOCA $30 million, LA Times THE MOCA EXHIBITION ARCHIVE GOES LIVEMOCA’s exhibition archive is now available online. Funded by the Getty, this new site features almost every MOCA exhibition from 1983 to 2004, complete with background information and installation…

  • Financial Woes at LAMOCA

    LA MOCA faces serious financial problems, LA Times The trouble at (not with) MOCA, Modern Art Notes Below, an open letter from critic Christopher Knight on the MOCA situation as posted on weisslink: AN OPEN LETTER TO MOCA’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES By Christopher Knight, Art Critic November 20, 2008 To: MOCA trustees Re: Rescue plans…

  • 1,000 artworks to see before you die

    1,000 artworks to see before you die. The Guardian writers pick the essential art of the world. Hint: O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, the nearest location to find one of these works. Copyright Leanne Goebel. May not be used without permission.

  • MCA/Denver hits 50,000 visitor mark in first year.

    Press Release received from the ever delightful Daniele Robson, communications manager for MCA/Denver. Denver, October 27, 2008 – Marking a hugely successful first year in the new building, MCADENVER welcomed its 50,000th visitor on Friday October 24. The Museum set thisunprecedented goal of first year attendance seeking to welcome 50,000 visitors from Denverand around the…

  • Tara Donovan Museum Survey Open at ICA/Boston

    Tara Donovan, Untitled (Styrofoam Cups), 2003, Styrofoam cups and hot glue. Dimensions variable, Installation view, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, 2005. Photo credit: Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, Courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York. Read about the first major museum survey of artist Tara Donovan who recently won a MacArthur Genius Grant here at Art Daily. Copyright Leanne Goebel.…

  • Critic moved to tears

    The rage, fear and frustration in Louise Bourgeois’ autobiographical art shocked me into understanding what it must be like to be a woman. Art critic Will Gompertz had an epiphany at Louise Bourgeois exhibit at Tate Modern. He shares it in a Guardian article here. Copyright Leanne Goebel. May not be used without permission.

  • Museums prepare for tough economic times

    Kansas City’s Nelson Atkins museum to cut costs. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has slashed $1 million in spending for the current fiscal year in response to the weakening global financial market. The cuts will come from energy-efficiency initiatives as well as cuts in infrastructure and advertising. Museums fear lean days ahead in…

  • Erika Wanenmacher at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art

    September 26-December 27, 2007Erika Wanenmacher The Science Club: The Boy’s Room, Now, Forever, Then, Part 1 The Boy’s Room (detail) Wanenmacher is widely recognized for her ongoing interest and intrigue in the conflict between nature and culture with a large body of her work derived from New Mexico’s atomic history. As a multi-media artist, Wanenmacher…

  • Damien Hirst at Museum of Contemporary Art Denver

    Opening Friday, October 10! Above: Damien Hirst, Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain, 2007 (detail), glass, steel, bullock, arrows, crossbow bolts and formaldehyde solution, 126 3/4 x 61 1/4 x 61 1/4 inches. Courtesy of the Goss-Michael Foundation.Photo by Prudence Cuming Associates. © Damien Hirst. MCA DENVER presents Damien Hirst’s signature works, including Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain,…